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National legal frameworks

This page displays national legal frameworks on disaster risk, climate adaptation and resilience.

Governance of risk plays a central role in managing disaster risk. A national legal framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a comprehensive set of laws, regulations, policies, and institutional arrangements that a country establishes to manage and mitigate disaster risks. It defines the roles and responsibilities of governmental and non-governmental entities and sets up national agencies for coordinating DRR activities.

Legal frameworks include regulations and standards to prevent disasters or minimize their impact, such as building codes and land-use planning regulations, and outlines preparedness and response measures like emergency plans and early warning systems. A robust national legal framework for DRR is essential for creating a structured and coordinated approach to managing disaster risks, enhancing resilience, and protecting lives, property, and livelihoods.

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Uruguay national climate change response strategy

The National Climate Change Response Strategy is Uruguay's attempt to frame mitigation and adpatation policies.
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Indonesia: Law of the Republic of Indonesia concerning disaster management (Law no. 24 of 2007)

This law, issued on 26 April 2007, has carried out the new perspective on disaster management: having inserted disaster management not only in an emergency response context, but also as pre-disaster and post-disaster. The previous perspective of disaster

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Nicaragua: Ley creadora del sistema nacional para la prevencion, mitigation y atencion de desastres (2000)

In Spanish:

LEY No. 337, Aprobada el 8 de Marzo del 2000. Publicado en La Gaceta No. 70 del 7 de Abril del 2000.

La presente Ley tiene por objeto establecer los principios, normas, disposiciones e instrumentos generales necesarios para crear y permitir

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Philippines: Disaster risk management act, 2009

The Philippine Disaster Risk Management Act, introduced by the Committee on National Defense and Security at the Fourteenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines Second Regular Session, is intended to strengthen Philippine disaster management

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Saint Lucia: Emergency powers (disasters) act (1995)

An Act to make provision for the welfare and the safety of the community in case of hurricane, earthquake, fire, flood or any other disaster.

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Saint Lucia: Disaster management act (2006)

An Act to provide for disaster management and related matters in Saint Lucia.

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Anguilla: A bill for Disaster Management Act (2007)

Anguilla disaster management act submitted in support of the Anguilla 2008 report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

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Bolivia: reglamento general de reducción de riesgos y atención de desastres y/o emergencias - D.S. N° 26739 (2002)

Bolivian general regulation on disaster risk reduction and/or emergency management in support of the Bolivian 2008 report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

In Spanish:

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